Kurokawa Station (Kagawa)

Location
	Kurokawa Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Kurokawa Station Kurokawa Station (Japan)

Kurokawa Station

黒川駅
Kurokawa Station; 黒川駅
	Kurokawa Station, April 2005
General information
Location	Shinme, Mannō-chō, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa-ken 769-0317; Japan
Coordinates	34°07′59″N 133°49′12″E / 34.13306°N 133.82000°E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line
Distance	21.6 km (13.4 mi) from Tadotsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	D17
History
Opened	1 October 1961
Passengers
FY2019	40
Location
Location
	Kurokawa Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Kurokawa Station Kurokawa Station (Japan)

Kurokawa Station (黒川駅, Kurokawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Mannō, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D17".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Kurokawa Station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 21.6 km (13.4 mi) from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.^[3]^[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track tracks on an embankment high above the surrounding farmland. There is no station building, only a shelter for waiting passengers. A flight of steps leads up from the access road to the platform and the station is thus not wheelchair accessible. There is a bike shed by the side of the access road.^[1]^[5]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Dosan Line
Shioiri		Local		Sanuki-Saida

History

Kurokawa Station opened on 1 October 1961 under the control of Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[4]^[6]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a rural area surrounded by rice fields.

References

^ ^a ^b "土讃線　多度津－阿波池田間　その5" [Dosan Line Tadotsu - Awa-Ikeda Part 5]. kukanzeneki.net. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "Kurokawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 664. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "黒川" [Kurokawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

JR Shikoku timetable (in Japanese)

[kukan-1] "土讃線　多度津－阿波池田間　その5" [Dosan Line Tadotsu - Awa-Ikeda Part 5]. kukanzeneki.net. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

[dosanstation-2] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[timetable-3] "Kurokawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

[teishajo-4] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 664. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[hacchi-5] "黒川" [Kurokawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

[6] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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